Lois Weiss

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NYC hotel maids now make more than rookie cops, firefighters, teachers — as union averts strike following new salary agreement

May 23, 2026 | 1:09pm

The Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, the union representing 22,000 city hotel workers, ratified the new contract Thursday that will bring housekeepers to $77,113 on July 1 with $110,000 in...

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Party city: NYC’s third Real Estate Gala draws property power players

April 22, 2026 | 6:39pm

Before Twitter became X, neighborhood strip center owner Don Tepman thought it would be fun if his social media contacts could get together in real life. A meetup, Tepman thought,...

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Meet Manhattan’s new apex-office aiming to smash leasing price records

April 22, 2026 | 6:08pm

The newest entrant to Manhattan’s office pipeline is poised to set a pricing benchmark at the very top of the market. Related Companies is marketing its forthcoming 52-story tower at...

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Shopping centers organizing events, concerts and ‘Gram-friendly fun to give youths a reason to loiter

April 22, 2026 | 5:47pm

As Gen Alpha searches for IRL, offline experiences, mall owners are encouraging young people to come back, hang out and shop till they drop. 

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Inside the new ultra-towers set to transform the NYC skyline in the coming years

April 22, 2026 | 5:15pm

Last fall, JPMorgan Chase’s 2.5 million-square-foot trophy, Foster + Partners-designed tower opened at 270 Park Ave. Six months on, the city’s first all-electric tower, aka Jamie Dimon’s Man Cave, is...

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NYC’s best new outside-the-box offices are finally being built for the people who work in them

April 22, 2026 | 5:01pm

The modern office is no longer just a place to work — it’s a place to belong. In the wake of the pandemic, employers were forced to confront a fundamental...

Instead of taxing the rich, Mayor Zohran Mamdani could fill nearly half of NYC’s projected $5.4 billion budget gap by simply collecting unpaid taxes and fines from deadbeats.

Cracking down on tax-skipping deadbeats could fill much of Mamdani’s $5.4B NYC budget hole: critics

April 4, 2026 | 10:03am

Instead of taxing the rich, Mayor Zohran Mamdani could fill nearly half of NYC’s projected $5.4 billion budget gap by simply collecting unpaid taxes and fines from deadbeats.

An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Swizz Beatz -- Alicia Key’s Grammy-winning, record producer husband -- is facing more than $5.7 million in debt on unpaid taxes dating back to 2022, The Post has learned, Image 2 shows Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys pose at the first anniversary celebration of Alicia Keys' musical "Hell's Kitchen."

Dead Beatz: Alicia Keys’ hubby Swizz Beatz racked up staggering $5.7 M tax debt

February 28, 2026 | 12:12pm

Swizz Beatz -- Alicia Key’s Grammy-winning, record producer husband -- is facing more than $5.7 million in debt on unpaid taxes dating back to 2022, The Post has learned.

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Pakistan’s Roosevelt Hotel took $146M in NYC taxpayer cash for migrants — and owes over $13M

February 28, 2026 | 10:48am

A sweetheart deal with the feds to redevelop the Midtown landmark into a supertall skyscraper could let Pakistan dodge all future taxes – potentially costing the city tens of millions...

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Sales to relaunch at Miami’s failed $1B Raleigh Hotel redevelopment, with a fresh team

February 13, 2026 | 5:45pm

The $1 billion transformation of the Raleigh Hotel on Miami Beach is dead — long live the Raleigh.  With Michael Shvo and the disgraced Alexander brother brokers (now on trial...

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Leased lightning: Tenants are racing to ink deals in NYC’s flashiest future office towers

January 22, 2026 | 4:33pm

Prime Midtown office buildings are so full that the largest tenants are inking leases for towers that won’t open their doors for another five to seven years. Citadel has leased part of...

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Let’s mega deal: Developers are placing their bets on NYC with fun, large-scale super projects

January 22, 2026 | 3:25pm

Over the next few years, the Big Apple will boom with playful mega-developments. Fresh markets, three new casinos — complete with hotels and entertainment venues — a revamped horse racing...

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Beauty shops: Innovative NYC retailers are creating destinations for visitors and investment

January 22, 2026 | 3:14pm

To compete in this economy, shops have to pop. From Printemps at One Wall Street and Prada on Fifth Avenue to Pop Mart in the Oculus and virtual reality at Meta’s...

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NYC’s best new offices are adult playgrounds, with racing sims, speakeasies and roof terraces

January 22, 2026 | 2:44pm

Your day at the office could soon feel like a day at the spa … or rec center. In a bid to attract top employers, who in turn hope to...

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Bloc party: Officials schmooze with real estate power players tonight at Waldorf gala

January 22, 2026 | 8:00am

Tonight members of the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) will gather with the city’s civic leaders to celebrate the organization’s 130th year with a gala.

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Amaze ball: Time Square unveils fresh NYE celebration station

October 23, 2025 | 4:43pm

This New Year’s Eve, an entirely new and bigger Waterford crystal ball will drop over Times Square from a newly renovated building touting new experiences for visitors. “We are creating...

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Shell game: Many of Manhattan’s biggest big box stores are shuttering, making way for fresh concepts

October 21, 2025 | 4:57pm

Sorry ma and pa — size matters in NYC's retail market.

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Rise & shine: Why massive new Manhattan office towers are breaking ground now

October 21, 2025 | 4:52pm

The blocking dead: NYC's "zombie" buildings are rising from the ground in sales.

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Space jam: NYC’s best offices reach capacity leaving tenants on the hunt

October 21, 2025 | 4:50pm

Don't put off till tomorrow what you can lock down today.

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Bricks for flicks: NYC is a studio city thanks to a slew of new production palaces

October 21, 2025 | 4:28pm

Studios have stopped being polite and started getting reel in New York City.